South Carolina Football Team History
South Carolina Gamecocks
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Founded: 1801 Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium Capacity: 80,250 Colors: Garnet & Black Coach: Jim Carlen Conference: Independent-
1977 Season Highlights
Jim Carlen enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at South Carolina.
1977 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Appalachian State
32
17
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Georgia Tech
17
0
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Miami Ohio
42
19
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Georgia
13
15
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
East Carolina
19
16
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Duke
21
25
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Mississippi
10
17
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
North Carolina
0
17
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
North Carolina State
3
7
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Wake Forest
24
14
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Clemson
27
31
L
Sat., Nov. 26 @
Hawaii
7
24
L
1977 Season Totals
Record 5-7
Points Scored 215
Scoring Average 17.9
Points Allowed 202
Defense Average 16.8
Opponents Record 72-61
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 1-4
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1977 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1977 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.